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Insights with Dick GoldbergRetirement Communities: Lessons From & AboutThe majority of Americans either have parents or are themselves aged 65 or older, making them candidates for retirement communities. Who is a good fit? What are the benefits and drawbacks? And what can we learn about life from retirement communities?
Dick’s guests are Jan Hamilton-Crawford, President & CEO of Oakwood Village and Tim Conroy, Executive Director of Capitol Lakes Retirement Community, both located in Madison, Wisconsin.
Jan Hamilton-Crawford
Tim Conroy
2025-07-2343 minDick Goldberg RadioRetirement Communities: Lessons From & AboutThe majority of Americans either have parents or are themselves aged 65 or older, making them candidates for retirement communities. Who is a good fit? What are the benefits and drawbacks? And what can we learn about life from retirement communities?
Dick’s guests are Jan Hamilton-Crawford, President & CEO of Oakwood Village and Tim Conroy, Executive Director of Capitol Lakes Retirement Community, both located in Madison, Wisconsin.
Jan Hamilton-Crawford
Tim Conroy
2025-07-2343 minInsights with Dick GoldbergRetirement Communities: Lessons From & AboutThe majority of Americans either have parents or are themselves aged 65 or older, making them candidates for retirement communities. Who is a good fit? What are the benefits and drawbacks? And what can we learn about life from retirement communities?
Dick’s guests are Jan Hamilton-Crawford, President & CEO of Oakwood Village and Tim Conroy, Executive Director of Capitol Lakes Retirement Community, both located in Madison, Wisconsin.
Jan Hamilton-Crawford
Tim Conroy
2025-07-2343 minInsights with Dick GoldbergUnderstanding & Preventing SuicideSuicide in America is on a steady longterm rise. Over 49,000 people took their own lives in 2023. Why is this? What can be done to prevent suicide when someone you know may be at risk?
Dick’s guest, Tom Butero is a licensed independent clinical social worker in Massachusetts and has devoted the last 50 years to the study of suicide and suicide prevention. He has just published the book “I Don’t Want to Die: A New Look at Suicide Assessment, Intervention, and Prevention.”
2025-07-1040 minInsights with Dick GoldbergUnderstanding & Preventing SuicideSuicide in America is on a steady longterm rise. Over 49,000 people took their own lives in 2023. Why is this? What can be done to prevent suicide when someone you know may be at risk?
Dick’s guest, Tom Butero is a licensed independent clinical social worker in Massachusetts and has devoted the last 50 years to the study of suicide and suicide prevention. He has just published the book “I Don’t Want to Die: A New Look at Suicide Assessment, Intervention, and Prevention.”
2025-07-1040 minDick Goldberg RadioUnderstanding & Preventing SuicideSuicide in America is on a steady longterm rise. Over 49,000 people took their own lives in 2023. Why is this? What can be done to prevent suicide when someone you know may be at risk?
Dick’s guest, Tom Butero is a licensed independent clinical social worker in Massachusetts and has devoted the last 50 years to the study of suicide and suicide prevention. He has just published the book “I Don’t Want to Die: A New Look at Suicide Assessment, Intervention, and Prevention.”
2025-07-1040 minInsights with Dick GoldbergInnocent and Behind Bars (Encore)Of the over 2 million Americans behind bars, about 100,000 didn’t do it. They are innocent. The Innocence Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School is on the cutting edge of helping to exonerate the wrongfully convicted, including Steven Avery.
Dick’s guest is Keith Findley, law professor and co-founder and co-director of the Wisconsin Innocence Project. He is also the past president of the Innocence Network, an affiliation of 68 Innocence Projects around the world.
2025-06-2540 minDick Goldberg RadioInnocent and Behind Bars (Encore)Of the over 2 million Americans behind bars, about 100,000 didn’t do it. They are innocent. The Innocence Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School is on the cutting edge of helping to exonerate the wrongfully convicted, including Steven Avery.
Dick’s guest is Keith Findley, law professor and co-founder and co-director of the Wisconsin Innocence Project. He is also the past president of the Innocence Network, an affiliation of 68 Innocence Projects around the world.
2025-06-2540 minInsights with Dick GoldbergInnocent and Behind Bars (Encore)Of the over 2 million Americans behind bars, about 100,000 didn’t do it. They are innocent. The Innocence Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School is on the cutting edge of helping to exonerate the wrongfully convicted, including Steven Avery.
Dick’s guest is Keith Findley, law professor and co-founder and co-director of the Wisconsin Innocence Project. He is also the past president of the Innocence Network, an affiliation of 68 Innocence Projects around the world.
2025-06-2540 minInsights with Dick GoldbergHospital ChaplainsThe hospital chaplain brings comfort to patients and their families in ways medical staff is not equipped to do. How impactful can hospital chaplains be and what do they need to bring to this role to be effective?
Dick’s guest, Chaplain and Minister Andy Karlson is Manager of Spiritual Services for UW Health Hospital and also a Unitarian Universalist Minister affiliated with First Unitarian Society of Madison.
2025-06-1131 minDick Goldberg RadioHospital ChaplainsThe hospital chaplain brings comfort to patients and their families in ways medical staff is not equipped to do. How impactful can hospital chaplains be and what do they need to bring to this role to be effective?
Dick’s guest, Chaplain and Minister Andy Karlson is Manager of Spiritual Services for UW Health Hospital and also a Unitarian Universalist Minister affiliated with First Unitarian Society of Madison.
2025-06-1131 minInsights with Dick GoldbergHospital ChaplainsThe hospital chaplain brings comfort to patients and their families in ways medical staff is not equipped to do. How impactful can hospital chaplains be and what do they need to bring to this role to be effective?
Dick’s guest, Chaplain and Minister Andy Karlson is Manager of Spiritual Services for UW Health Hospital and also a Unitarian Universalist Minister affiliated with First Unitarian Society of Madison.
2025-06-1131 minDick Goldberg RadioTalking to Political OppositesIn our highly polarized country, most of us might avoid conversations with people who have opposing political views. How can you have a civil dialogue when these conversations might sometimes be unavoidable? Is there a way these conversations can even be productive?
Dick’s guest, Jacob Winkler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Group Psychotherapist who specializes in communication.
2025-05-2931 minInsights with Dick GoldbergTalking to Political OppositesIn our highly polarized country, most of us might avoid conversations with people who have opposing political views. How can you have a civil dialogue when these conversations might sometimes be unavoidable? Is there a way these conversations can even be productive?
Dick’s guest, Jacob Winkler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Group Psychotherapist who specializes in communication.
2025-05-2931 minInsights with Dick GoldbergTalking to Political OppositesIn our highly polarized country, most of us might avoid conversations with people who have opposing political views. How can you have a civil dialogue when these conversations might sometimes be unavoidable? Is there a way these conversations can even be productive?
Dick’s guest, Jacob Winkler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Group Psychotherapist who specializes in communication.
2025-05-2931 minDick Goldberg RadioDiversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)What can be so objectionable about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)? It is a framework used in schools and organizations to create environments in which all individuals feel valued, respected and supported regardless of race, age, gender, disability or sexual orientation. Can it actually be discriminatory as described by President Trump and the Supreme Court?
Dick’s guest, Wes Sparkman is Director of the Grigsby Office For Equity & Inclusion for Dane County in Madison, Wisconsin.
2025-05-1540 minInsights with Dick GoldbergDiversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)What can be so objectionable about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)? It is a framework used in schools and organizations to create environments in which all individuals feel valued, respected and supported regardless of race, age, gender, disability or sexual orientation. Can it actually be discriminatory as described by President Trump and the Supreme Court?
Dick’s guest, Wes Sparkman is Director of the Grigsby Office For Equity & Inclusion for Dane County in Madison, Wisconsin.
2025-05-1540 minInsights with Dick GoldbergDiversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)What can be so objectionable about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)? It is a framework used in schools and organizations to create environments in which all individuals feel valued, respected and supported regardless of race, age, gender, disability or sexual orientation. Can it actually be discriminatory as described by President Trump and the Supreme Court?
Dick’s guest, Wes Sparkman is Director of the Grigsby Office For Equity & Inclusion for Dane County in Madison, Wisconsin.
2025-05-1540 minDick Goldberg RadioNot Guilty by Reason of Insanity (Encore)Dick’s guest, Dr. Ken Robbins, adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and past Medical Director of Psychiatry at Mendota Mental Health Institute, explains what determines an outcome of not guilty by reason of insanity and what treatment follows.
2025-04-3035 minInsights with Dick GoldbergNot Guilty by Reason of Insanity (Encore)Dick’s guest, Dr. Ken Robbins, adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and past Medical Director of Psychiatry at Mendota Mental Health Institute, explains what determines an outcome of not guilty by reason of insanity and what treatment follows.
2025-04-3035 minInsights with Dick GoldbergNot Guilty by Reason of Insanity (Encore)Dick’s guest, Dr. Ken Robbins, adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and past Medical Director of Psychiatry at Mendota Mental Health Institute, explains what determines an outcome of not guilty by reason of insanity and what treatment follows.
2025-04-3035 minDick Goldberg RadioReducing Accidents & Fatalities in Your CommunityEvery community has its share of accidents, tragedies and suffering. Imagine an agency that is tasked with looking after a whole community and all the responding agencies to help facilitate a reduction in accidents, hospitalizations and overdoses.
Dick’s guest, Cheryl Wittke has spent the last 25 years as the Executive Director of Safe Communities.
2025-04-1638 minInsights with Dick GoldbergReducing Accidents & Fatalities in Your CommunityEvery community has its share of accidents, tragedies and suffering. Imagine an agency that is tasked with looking after a whole community and all the responding agencies to help facilitate a reduction in accidents, hospitalizations and overdoses.
Dick’s guest, Cheryl Wittke has spent the last 25 years as the Executive Director of Safe Communities.
2025-04-1638 minInsights with Dick GoldbergReducing Accidents & Fatalities in Your CommunityEvery community has its share of accidents, tragedies and suffering. Imagine an agency that is tasked with looking after a whole community and all the responding agencies to help facilitate a reduction in accidents, hospitalizations and overdoses.
Dick’s guest, Cheryl Wittke has spent the last 25 years as the Executive Director of Safe Communities.
2025-04-1638 minDick Goldberg RadioFatherless KidsThere are far too many children in the U.S. who are raised without a father in their lives. This could lead to dropping out of school, struggling with mental health issues or getting caught up in the criminal justice system.
Dick’s guest, Bruce Carter, has dedicated his life to helping this population. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by President Obama for helping and mentoring over 500,000 children.
2025-04-0245 minInsights with Dick GoldbergFatherless KidsThere are far too many children in the U.S. who are raised without a father in their lives. This could lead to dropping out of school, struggling with mental health issues or getting caught up in the criminal justice system.
Dick’s guest, Bruce Carter, has dedicated his life to helping this population. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by President Obama for helping and mentoring over 500,000 children.
2025-04-0245 minInsights with Dick GoldbergFatherless KidsThere are far too many children in the U.S. who are raised without a father in their lives. This could lead to dropping out of school, struggling with mental health issues or getting caught up in the criminal justice system.
Dick’s guest, Bruce Carter, has dedicated his life to helping this population. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by President Obama for helping and mentoring over 500,000 children.
2025-04-0245 minInsights with Dick GoldbergImportant Things to Know About Aging25% of the U.S. population is currently 65 years of age or older. What are the important things to understand about aging? What are the positives about getting older?
Dick’s guest, Dr. Alexis Eastman is a practicing geriatrician at UW Health Geriatrics Clinics and Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.
2025-03-2049 minInsights with Dick GoldbergImportant Things to Know About Aging25% of the U.S. population is currently 65 years of age or older. What are the important things to understand about aging? What are the positives about getting older?
Dick’s guest, Dr. Alexis Eastman is a practicing geriatrician at UW Health Geriatrics Clinics and Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.
2025-03-2049 minDick Goldberg RadioImportant Things to Know About Aging25% of the U.S. population is currently 65 years of age or older. What are the important things to understand about aging? What are the positives about getting older?
Dick’s guest, Dr. Alexis Eastman is a practicing geriatrician at UW Health Geriatrics Clinics and Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.
2025-03-2049 minInsights with Dick GoldbergDrug Use and Treatment in America Today (Encore)The life expectancy for Americans has gone down due to deaths from drug use and overdoses, killing more people than suicide or accidents. What are the recent changes in drug use and treatment?
Dick’s guest is Dr. Michael Miller, a psychiatrist and past President and Board Chair of the American Society of Addiction Medicine as well as a current clinical instructor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Addiction Fellowship Program.
2025-02-2734 minInsights with Dick GoldbergDrug Use and Treatment in America Today (Encore)The life expectancy for Americans has gone down due to deaths from drug use and overdoses, killing more people than suicide or accidents. What are the recent changes in drug use and treatment?
Dick’s guest is Dr. Michael Miller, a psychiatrist and past President and Board Chair of the American Society of Addiction Medicine as well as a current clinical instructor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Addiction Fellowship Program.
2025-02-2734 minInsights with Dick GoldbergGender Differences in InvestingThere is a stereotype most people accept that men are smarter and more skilled at managing and investing money than women. Is this true?
Dick’s guest, Grace Trewartha is a graduate of Stanford and Harvard Business School who worked in corporate finance for 25 years followed by a successful stint as a financial planner. Grace is the founder of Live Beneath Your Means LLC which provides financial coaching.
2025-02-1245 minInsights with Dick GoldbergGender Differences in InvestingThere is a stereotype most people accept that men are smarter and more skilled at managing and investing money than women. Is this true?
Dick’s guest, Grace Trewartha is a graduate of Stanford and Harvard Business School who worked in corporate finance for 25 years followed by a successful stint as a financial planner. Grace is the founder of Live Beneath Your Means LLC which provides financial coaching.
2025-02-1245 minInsights with Dick GoldbergAuthenticity (Encore)Who is authentic? How do they become so? Is being a phony the opposite? What are the benefits of being authentic to the person, their friends and colleagues as they become more authentic?
Dick’s guest is Barbara Hummel who has led workshops for 12 years for the Center for Courage & Renewal. She is also the former director of the Madison Area Quality Improvement Network, which helped businesses and organizations improve their quality and systems thinking.
2025-01-2938 minInsights with Dick GoldbergPsychological Effects of the InternetThe internet is an integral part of our everyday lives. Yet the key question is how has the internet affected us psychologically both in positive and negative ways.
Dick’s guest, Morton Ann Gernsbacher is Vilas Research Professor and the Sir Frederic C. Bartlett Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
2025-01-1536 minInsights with Dick GoldbergNew Year Resolutions (Encore)Do New Year resolutions work? Are they worth the bother? Is there a better way to get your life on track?
Dick’s guest, Patricia Clason, has been leading workshops for corporate clients and the State of Wisconsin for 30 years on how to get your life organized and actualized. She has written and conducted workshops on life management, time management and finding your life purpose.
2025-01-0130 minInsights with Dick GoldbergThe School Shooter (Encore)Is there a specific profile for a school shooter? Why do they do it? What can be done to diminish the likelihood of these school shooting massacres in the future?
Dick’s guest, forensic psychologist, prolific author on predators and sex offenders and consultant to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Dr. Anna Salter, shares thoughts from her recent presentation on school shooters.
“What’s different now is that access to information for making bombs is so readily available on the Internet,” Salter said. “Also, it’s easy to get access to more and more powerful weapons, (so...2024-12-1831 minInsights with Dick GoldbergPsychedelic TherapiesThere has been a growing acceptance of the use of psychedelics to treat depression, anxiety and PTSD when traditional therapies provide no improvements. What is hype and what is real?
Dick’s guest, Dr. Matthew Banks is a Professor of Anesthesiology and Affiliate Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, Wisconsin.
2024-12-0445 minInsights with Dick GoldbergAdults Dealing with Toxic Parents (Encore)The pain of having a toxic parent doesn’t end when you grow up. What is a toxic parent? How can the adult child end or reduce the suffering a toxic parent can inflict?
Dick’s guest, Lesa Fischer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Madison, Wisconsin.
2024-11-2037 minInsights with Dick GoldbergSpiritual IntelligenceWhat is spiritual intelligence? Can having it along with high intellectual and emotional intelligence mean you are living up to your full potential?
Dick’s guest, Dr. Janet Schwartz is the author of Authentic Intelligence: How to Use Your Mental, Emotional & Spiritual Gifts to Create the Life and World You Want.
2024-11-0738 minInsights with Dick GoldbergSexual Violence Reporting After #MeTooThe #MeToo movement took off after the investigation and prosecution of Harvey Weinstein and with it the reaction to sexual violence and harassment changed dramatically.
Dick’s guest, Dana Pellebon is the Director of RCC Sexual Violence Resource Center of Dane County in Madison, Wisconsin.
2024-10-2330 minInsights with Dick GoldbergDepressed Men in MarriageMen tend to be less open and expressive about their feelings than women. That can sometimes create a challenge in their marriage. When men are depressed that can add additional stress on their relationship.
Dick’s guest, Steven Blank is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Madison, Wisconsin.
2024-10-0933 minInsights with Dick GoldbergSocial Skills and Mental HealthOne of the most important contributing factors for the quality of relationships and good mental health is good social skills.
Dick’s guest, Dr. Chris Segrin, is a Professor of Behavioral Science at the University of Arizona whose specialty is interpersonal relationships and mental health.
2024-09-2539 minInsights with Dick GoldbergSocial Skills and Mental HealthOne of the most important contributing factors for the quality of relationships and good mental health is good social skills.
Dick’s guest, Dr. Chris Segrin, is a Professor of Behavioral Science at the University of Arizona whose specialty is interpersonal relationships and mental health.
2024-09-2539 minInsights with Dick GoldbergHiring The Previously IncarceratedShould you hire previously incarcerated people? Employers may be missing out on valued staff as there are over 2 million previously incarcerated Americans. Yet, there are reasons to be careful and cautious.
Dick’s guest, Linda Ketcham is the Executive Director of Just Dane which helps individuals and families involved in the criminal justice system.
2024-09-1139 minInsights with Dick GoldbergConsequential Strangers (Encore)The quality of our relationships with family and close friends may be the biggest contributor to contentment but how important is the quality of social ties with people not part of the family and close friends group?
Dick’s guest is award-winning journalist Melinda Blau, who has written several books on the importance of quality relationships including “Consequential Strangers.”
2024-08-2834 minInsights with Dick GoldbergSpirituality Without ReligionCan you be spiritual if you are not religious? Is spirituality possible if you are an atheist? What is spirituality and how can it enhance your life?
Dick’s guest, Elizabeth Schrimpf, is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Madison, Wisconsin. She at times will use the aspect of spirituality in her practice and in her personal life.
2024-08-1545 minInsights with Dick GoldbergIntimacy CoordinatorThe newer career of intimacy coordinator was created to help ensure the well being of actors during sex scenes in theater, films and television. What does coordinating intimacy actually mean? How is it done?
Dick’s guest, Simone LaPierre has a background in choreography, acting, directing and producing. She has recently become an intimacy coordinator on sets as well as being a family therapist.
2024-07-3133 minInsights with Dick GoldbergMen’s Mental HealthIs American men’s mental health worse than American women’s? Men commit suicide 3 1/2 times more frequently. Men are less likely to seek treatment for addiction or mental health disorders like depression. Do these things relate to the fact that life expectancy of men is 5.8 years less than women?
Dick’s guest, Dr. Jim Hollis is a Jungian psychoanalyst and the author of twenty books, including Under Saturn’s Shadow: The Wounding and Healing of Men.
2024-07-1742 minInsights with Dick GoldbergThe Guide to Good Mental Health (Encore)Dick’s guest, therapist and author Faust Ruggerio, discusses the most important tips on achieving optimum mental health from his book “The Fix Yourself Handbook.”
2024-07-0331 minInsights with Dick GoldbergWomen and MoneyAre there any differences between men and women on how they budget, save, spend and invest their money? Is there anything unique women need to learn about managing their finances?
Dick’s guest, Linda Lepe is Director of Personal Finance at the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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2024-06-1933 minInsights with Dick GoldbergSuccessful Women and DatingStrong successful women looking for love are finding it harder to make an appropriate match. Why is this? How can these women find the partner of their dreams?
Dick’s guest, Dr. Sandy To is a sociologist with a PhD from the University of Cambridge who writes and speaks globally about women’s partner choices on TV, radio, podcasts, and seminars. She is the author of the acclaimed book, China’s Leftover Women: Late Marriage among Professional Women and its Consequences (Routledge), and she has been featured in numerous media outlets such as the BBC, CNN, TIME, Financia...2024-06-0537 minInsights with Dick GoldbergResilience (Encore)Resilience is adapting to hardships, adversity and tough turns in life. All of us will be faced with these events in our lives. Some are small, some are very significant. Our mental health, our usefulness and the quality of our lives is greatly enhanced by becoming skilled at resilience and recovery.
Dick’s guest is Patricia Clason. A professional speaker since 1975, Patricia has created over 50 workshops, speeches, and
keynote presentations highlighting the skills of Emotional Intelligence. Patricia brings energy, enthusiasm and expertise to her speaking engagements and training sessions – so they’re fun and highly informative. A host for...2024-05-2225 minInsights with Dick GoldbergMass ShootingsSince 2006, there have been over 600 mass shootings in the United States, resulting in more than 3,000 murders. Why these large numbers? Who are these mass shooters? How can we intelligently address this issue?
Dick’s guest, Dr. Richard LaBrie is a Clinical Psychologist who specializes in mass and individual trauma.
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2024-05-0838 minInsights with Dick GoldbergThe Youth Mental Health CrisisIn 2019, 13% of adolescents reported having a major depressive episode. That was an increase of 60% in just over a decade. For people 10 to 24, suicide rates increased that same percentage in the same period of time. What is going on with our youth? Is it easily explained by social media and smart phones?
Dick’s guest is Dick’s guest is Jack Gieche, LPC and Clinical Director of Lifestance who has specializes in issues dealing with children, teens and families.
2024-04-2429 minInsights with Dick GoldbergDepressionDepression is almost an epidemic. Nearly one in five Americans will experience at least one bout of depression in their lifetime. Are there ways people can help themselves? Can depression be managed without medication?
Dick’s guest, Faust Ruggerio is a therapist and author of “The Fix Yourself depression Handbook.”
2024-04-1027 minInsights with Dick GoldbergImperfect LoveWhat does a happy, healthy relationship look like? How can chasing a “perfect” love end in disappointment?
Dick’s guest, Dr. Carla Marie Manly is a clinical psychologist, lecturer and author. Her latest book is “Joy of Imperfect Love.”
2024-03-2731 minInsights with Dick GoldbergOvercoming FearWhat fears are getting in the way of your best life? How can the fear of public speaking, flying or test-taking be diminished or eliminated?
Dick’s guest, Craig Meriwether is a certified hypnotherapist and mindset coach.
2024-03-1332 minInsights with Dick GoldbergHealthy Relationships (Encore)Healthy relationships are essential for good mental health. What are the components to healthy relationships and what’s the number one skill to building those relationships?
Dick’s guest is Dr. Carla Manly, author of Joy from Fear: Create the Life of Your Dreams by Making Fear Your Friend.
2024-02-2935 minInsights with Dick GoldbergThe Major Economic & Social Changes Coming in the Next DecadeDick’s guest, Stephen P. Jarchow, co-author with Paul Zane Pilzer of the book The New Roaring Twenties: Prosper in Volatile Times discusses the six economic and six social changes that will affect our lives in the next ten years.
2024-02-1439 minInsights with Dick GoldbergImpostor Syndrome (Encore)Impostor Syndrome (also known as Impostor Phenomenon) is the fear of not being the competent and capable person people believe you to be. How common is this phenomenon? Is there anything that can be done to lessen this fear?
Dick’s guest, Darald Hanusa, is Senior Lecturer Emeritus at the UW-Madison School of Social Work and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 40 years of counseling experience.
2024-01-3131 minInsights with Dick GoldbergLife After ExonerationDick’s guest, Jarrett Adams was wrongfully convicted for rape at the age of 17. 11 years later he was exonerated. He discusses how he went from “jailhouse lawyer” to real-life lawyer and how he uses his life experience to help exonerate others as well as improve the criminal justice system. Jarrett Adams is also the author of Redeeming Justice: From Defendant to Defender, My Fight for Equity on Both Sides of a Broken System
2024-01-1735 minInsights with Dick GoldbergNew Year Resolutions (Encore)Do New Year resolutions work? Are they worth the bother? Is there a better way to get your life on track?
Dick’s guest, Patricia Clason, has been leading workshops for corporate clients and the State of Wisconsin for 30 years on how to get your life organized and actualized. She has written and conducted workshops on life management, time management and finding your life purpose.
2024-01-0430 minInsights with Dick GoldbergHelping Black Men Succeed26% of Black men live in poverty. 1 in 5 will be incarcerated at some point in their lives. Black men also experience twice the unemployment rate as white men.
Dick’s guest, Corey Marrioneaux is Founder and President of Black Men Coalition of Dane County an agency in Madison, Wisconsin that helps primarily Black men with employment, housing, education and social support.
2023-12-0630 minInsights with Dick GoldbergThe Effects of IncarcerationThere are nearly 2 million people behind bars in the United States. There are also over 6 million family members of the incarcerated additionally affected, creating a huge impact that needs to be addressed.
Dick’s guest, Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia is a clinical psychologist and the former warden of the Cook County Jail in Chicago, Illinois. She is currently the Managing Director of Justice Initiatives for Chicago Beyond, an organization of community leaders helping to support at-risk youth in the Chicago area.
2023-11-2237 minInsights with Dick GoldbergLessons from the Dying (Encore)A “death doula” or “spiritual midwife” shares stories of how she helps enhance people’s journeys to the other side.
Dick’s guest is Karin Medall of the Artful Healing Studio.
2023-11-0930 minInsights with Dick GoldbergPublic Defenders Today (Encore)Can low income defendants get a proper defense today using a public defender? What are the challenges public defenders face?
Dick’s guest is State Public Defender Kelli Thompson for the State of Wisconsin.
2023-10-1839 minInsights with Dick GoldbergThe Broken Criminal Justice System and How to Fix ItDick’s guest, Ed Wall was a long-serving police officer and former Director of the State of Wisconsin’s Department of Corrections. He shares his insights concerning the problems with our criminal justice system and what changes need to be made to fix them.
2023-10-0537 minInsights with Dick Goldberg911: A New Approach When Calls Involve a Mentally Disturbed PersonNearly 20% of all 911 calls involve a mentally disturbed person. In the past, all of these calls were responded to by police with little to no mental health training, sometimes ending in tragedy. Recently, there has been a push to create mental health emergency response teams to provide proper support for those in crisis.
Dick’s guest, Che Stedman, is Assistant Chief of EMS Operations for the Madison Fire Department in Madison, Wisconsin, overseeing the Community Alternative Response Emergency Services program (CARES).
2023-09-2025 minInsights with Dick Goldberg211: The National Non-Emergency Helpline
Everyone knows to call 911 in an emergency but if help is needed in any other situation you can call 211 from anywhere 24/7.
Dick’s guest, Ed Wall is Director of 211 for United Way Dane County in Madison, Wisconsin.
2023-09-0827 minInsights with Dick Goldberg211: The National Non-Emergency HelplineEveryone knows to call 911 in an emergency but if help is needed in any other situation you can call 211 from anywhere 24/7.
Dick’s guest, Ed Wall is Director of 211 for United Way Dane County in Madison, Wisconsin.
2023-09-0627 minInsights with Dick GoldbergLessons About DementiaDr. Lee Hansen, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Author of Forgetting and Forgotten: Dementia and the Right to Die, shares with Dick his experiences and all he learned about dementia while taking care of his wife during her ten year battle with this all too common disease.
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Black Like MeS3 Ep. 54: Dr. Gee Unfiltered: Insights Podcast Host Dick Goldberg Interviews MeOn this episode, we switch things up as Dr. Alex Gee is interviewed by another podcast host. Insights Podcast host Dick Goldberg asks Dr. Gee about why he started the Justified Anger movement and his daily experience as a Black man in America. Dr. Gee does not hold back in his view of how racism operates and affects his and other African American's lives. For more info about Insights with Dick Goldberg podcast: dickgoldbergradio.com2019-06-1157 min
Pitching The TruthLessons From a White Collar Criminal as featured on Insights with Dick Goldberg PodcastThis week on the Insights with Dick Goldberg podcast I shared how my prison and the post-prison experience changed me as well as my first-hand view about what is counter-productive in our criminal court system. Dick asked a lot of very different questions than the usual host and I greatly appreciated his direct honesty and genuine interest in what happened to me. Listen on and share and thank you for supporting my podcast. Connect with Dick Goldberg: www.dickgoldbergradio.com Facebook Twitter Podcast Connect with Greg Kotsaftis: veracitygp.com Twitter Instagram Pitching the Truth Podcast The Truth about Lies Book2019-04-0927 min
Dick Goldberg's tracksExamining Income Inequality in the U.S.Why is it getting greater? How serious is this problem? What can be done to close the income gap and reduce poverty?Dick’s guest, Dr. Tim Smeeding, a distinguished Professor of Economics & Public Policy and Director of the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, shares how we got here and the five things that will best improve this situation.For more information on Dr. Smeeding or IRP, please visit: www.irp.wisc.edu.2014-02-0635 minDick Goldberg's tracksSports PsychologyWhat makes us choke, be it in golf, tennis or whatever sport is yours? How can we use our mind to optimize our sport and rid ourselves of performance anxiety?Dick’s guest, Dr. Kris Eiring, is a former college track star who now specializes in sports psychology in her private practice as well as being a consultant to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Athletic Department.2014-01-2729 minDick Goldberg's tracksCross-Cultural ConversationsTwo University of Wisconsin-Madison therapists and teachers of multiculturalism help us learn how to be sensitive and more skilled when talking to people of different cultures, color or ethnicity. Psychologist Monika Gutkowska and social worker Amanda Ngola are Dick’s guests.2014-01-1330 minDick Goldberg's tracksLearning Disabilities 101What are learning disabilities? How common are they? How do they affect lives? Can they be successfully treated?Dick’s guests, psychologists Dr. Nira Scherz-Busch and Dr. Dennis Christoffersen, have more than 50 years of combined experience helping their clients with learning disabilities navigate their lives.2014-01-0730 minDick Goldberg's tracksImpaired PhysiciansAbout 10% of doctors struggle with addiction to alcohol and drugs at some point in their career. How does this affect their skills and their patients? What are the protocols to force them to get help? How likely are doctors to recover when they enter treatment?Dick’s guest, Dr. Michael Miller, is a board certified addiction psychiatrist and recently served as president of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and has led the Physicians Health Program in Wisconsin for 12 years.2013-12-3032 minDick Goldberg's tracksDealing with Difficult PeopleLearn who the most challenging types of people are, methods that apply in dealing with them and how to avoid making bad situations worse.Dick’s guest, Dr. Beth Jennings, helps us with the non-stop talker, the mean boss, the person always in a dither and many others. Her classifications for difficult people include the intimidator, the bully and the passive-aggressive.2013-12-2631 minDick Goldberg's tracksWhat's Wrong with Jails in America?Why are jails overcrowded? Who are these inmates? What are the new promising alternatives to incarceration?Dick's guest is Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney, who for the past seven years among other duties, presided over a reduction of jail population from 1,300 down to 800. He serves on more than 20 national, state and local task forces and committees, including one on mental health and the criminal justice system and another on disproportionate minority confinement. He is also National Secretary for The Major County Sheriffs Organization.Mahoney describes the use of electronic monitoring bracelets that have helped reduce the...2013-12-1933 minDick Goldberg's tracksThe School ShooterIs there a specific profile? Why do they do it? What can be done to diminish the likelihood of these school shooting massacres in the future?Dick's guest, forensic psychologist, prolific author on predators and sex offenders and consultant to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Dr. Anna Salter, shares thoughts from her recent presentation on school shooters.“What's different now is that access to information for making bombs is so readily available on the Internet,” Salter said. “Also, it’s easy to get access to more and more powerful weapons, (so) the body count is going up.”2013-12-1031 min
The Lubetkin Media CompaniesDick Goldberg, director of Coming of Age, discusses events for over-50 adults, on Boomer Generation Radio podcastComing of Age is a Philadelphia-based national initiative that was created in 2002 to help people age 50+ explore their futures, promote 50+ connection and contribution, and build stronger non-profits and communities. We currently have initiatives in Philadelphia, Delaware,San Francisco Bay Area, Kansas City, MO, Austin, TX, and Central PA. Initiatives in additional communities will be established in the near future.
In the April 30, 2013 edition of Boomer Generation Radio, Coming of Age's director, Dick Goldberg, chats with Rabbi Address about the program and its resources for people age 50+.
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2013-05-0428 min